| Variable |
Caudal neostigmine group |
Non caudal group |
P-value |
| Total mechanical ventilation time (minutes) |
67.62 ± 53.03 |
106.02 ± 73.04 |
0.009* |
| Fast Track – Number (%) |
|
|
|
| A |
25 (62.5%) |
14 (35%) |
0.025* |
| B |
9 (22.5%) |
9 (22.5%) |
1 |
| C |
6 (15%) |
17 (42.5%) |
0.013* |
| Duration of postoperative analgesia (hours) |
12.74 ± 7.53 |
2.62 ± 1.67 |
<0.001* |
| Total paracetamol consumption (mg) |
300 (1080) |
675 (1350) |
<0.001* |
| Patients received morphine -Number (%) |
2(5%) |
10(25%) |
0.025* |
| PICU stay (days) |
2.42 ± 0.55 |
2.75 ± 0.70 |
0.024* |
| Hospital stay (days) |
4.55 ± 1.06 |
4.8 ± 0.94 |
0.186 |
| A= weaning from mechanical ventilation within the first hour in PICU |
| B= weaning from mechanical ventilation within the second hour in PICU |
| C =weaning from mechanical ventilation after the second hour in PICU |
| Data was described as means ± SD by using Independent sample T test and described |
| as number of patients (percentage) by using Fisher's exact test for nominal and ordinal |
| variables |
| *P Value was considered significant if < 0.05. |
